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abgrenzen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • delineate verb To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
  • demarcate verb To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.
  • dissociate verb In psychology, to become mentally detached from your thoughts, feelings, body or surroundings, so that experience feels unreal or distant. It often happens under stress or trauma.
  • restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.

Senses

abgrenzen is used for these senses in English:

  • delineate To outline or mark out.
  • demarcate To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.
  • dissociate (intransitive) To part; to stop associating.
  • restrain (transitive) To restrict or limit.

delineate — full definition

  1. verb To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
  2. verb To depict, represent with pictures.
  3. verb To describe or depict with words or gestures.
  4. verb To outline or mark out.

demarcate — full definition

  1. verb To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.
  2. verb To mark the difference between two causes of action; to distinguish.

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